Even though the brand is officially dead, General Motors is recalling 10,119 Pontiac Vibe hatchbacks over brake vacuum components that can freeze in very low ambient temperatures. The recall covers Vibes sold or currently registered in 19 northern states.
GM says that dealers will inspect and modify the brake vacuum lines on those Vibes covered by the recall. Vibes operated in warmer climate states are not being recalled, but GM has issued a service bulletin to modify the brake line for free.
The automaker says that the issue won’t prevent Vibes from coming to a stop, but it will increase stopping distances should the line freeze.
It is unclear if the Toyota Matrix, which was built along side the nearly-identical Vibe in a GM-Toyota joint-venture in California, will be recalled.



10/13, 1:56 PM
posted by:
Need more 0il for GM
This is not a recall. This is GM making sure they built the best cars in the world. you cant compare GM to anything. Ferrari sucks and are super slow. my pontiac vibe would kill it in a race.
BY AMERICAN, ITS OUR DUTY
10/13, 2:03 PM
posted by:
ICEMAN
the above gentleman (Need more 0il for GM) is high on GM oil.
10/13, 2:03 PM
posted by:
andy
i think people posing as NMOFGM (or anyone else) should just get banned, its far past lame and annoying
10/13, 2:04 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
And I await the GM bashing…
10/13, 2:06 PM
posted by:
AtWork
I more await the original NMOFGM’s defending of this article ….
10/13, 2:13 PM
posted by:
worst 3
dose Toyota matrix use the same brake system I would assume so, i wonder if they will issue the recall or just not want to release any more bad news. if they don’t what dose that say about Toyota.
10/13, 2:27 PM
posted by:
BIG-KC
So GM is man enough to check what could potentially be a problem. Toyota (which makes the same exact car) will wait until 4 people die to take notice. GM is the better company.
10/13, 2:29 PM
posted by:
ICEMAN
err…….is there a HC dept at GM???
10/13, 2:38 PM
posted by:
Szabla
So, Toyota or GM’s fault?
This thing is a Matrix for cryin out loud.
10/13, 2:43 PM
posted by:
A4
Toyota sucks
10/13, 2:53 PM
posted by:
injunraiv
This will be interesting. The usual anti-American crowd usually crowes about the Vibe being a Toyota, but here’s a recall being done only by Pontiac/GM. hmmm, does the toyota not have a problem, or are they just dragging their feet?
And isn’t it interesting that Pontiac offered the better warranty on this car than Toyota in the first place…
10/13, 2:54 PM
posted by:
NRG
I was going to bash Need More Koolaid for GM, but you guys are doing a bang up job on here already. Keep up the good work.
10/13, 2:58 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
It’s been my experience that Toyota usually needs a little prodding before they recall or fix anything, but since we don’t know if the brake systems are EXACTLY the same… Who knows?
10/13, 3:03 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
This forum is seriously getting so PATHETIC!! Why do you seriously need to impersonate him?? Is your life really that bad? What a low life.
back to this thread,
GM, why don’t you recall the saturn’s brake and steering problems you fncking b@stards?!?!
10/13, 3:08 PM
posted by:
ICEMAN
from the horse’s mouth:
“BY AMERICAN, ITS OUR DUTY”
I am kinda surprised he/she/it knows how to log onto the internet.
10/13, 3:09 PM
posted by:
key4wheels
Ponti…who?
10/13, 3:12 PM
posted by:
Borat
Poor
Old
Nigger
Thinks
Its
A
Cadillac
10/13, 3:12 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
I know who NMOFGM is!
Rick Wagoner with too much free time on his hands.
Or possibly an Obama aide.
10/13, 3:15 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
I seriously doubt it’s as clear as “GM issuing this recall!” GM recalling brakes is as rare as cows jumping over the damn moon! knowing this is also the matrix, toyota is involved for sure!
10/13, 3:16 PM
posted by:
spg900
Borat – I never thought of you as a redneck…….oh well !
10/13, 3:17 PM
posted by:
ktulu
therese R really tioyirtas
10/13, 3:17 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
Borat,
Sometimes, not all jokes are appropriate! What an idiot you make yourself out to be!
10/13, 3:18 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
key4wheels, it’s Pontyak… they’re all over the place in Russia.
10/13, 3:27 PM
posted by:
PerformanceGuy
Like I said in another post, I will take Nissan’s recall of a tire pressure sensor over break issues any day of the week.
10/13, 3:32 PM
posted by:
ICEMAN
Correction Borat, the PC term should be Nigga.
10/13, 3:35 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
if you think that’s pc you need to be sterilized
10/13, 3:37 PM
posted by:
TDi5Power
Toyota will probably fix this issue on the Matrix with duct tape.
They’ve got bigger problems at hand. Like zip-tying floor mats.
10/13, 3:44 PM
posted by:
andy
more cars going back into toyota dealerships than are leaving… @PerformanceGuy: i will take any recall over not recalling GT-R tranny/ launch control
10/13, 3:47 PM
posted by:
Elvacano
maybe it’s Gm’s plot to do drag Toyota deeper into the hole.
10/13, 4:28 PM
posted by:
ajm11
I am not positive about this but I thought Toyota recalled the Matrix about a month and a half ago at the same time they recalled the Corolla for the same issue. I believe Toyota recalled 100,000 Corolla\Matrix vehicles in the northern states for a brake vacuum line icing issue.
10/13, 4:48 PM
posted by:
worst 3
im not sure if that is the same as this recall, the matrix and vibe had a recall already in regards to the vacuum break system before this. this may be a new issue because this is about the lines them selves freezing but im not sure, any one know more about it?
10/13, 4:54 PM
posted by:
Elvacano
ajm11 you are right, Toyota did issue a recall already:
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/09-int/2010/toyota/corolla/index.htmlt
There people go again, bashing Toyota without knowing the whole story
10/13, 4:57 PM
posted by:
Elvacano
right link
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/09-int/2010/toyota/corolla/index.html
10/13, 5:01 PM
posted by:
Borat
Did not mean to offend anyone, it is an old southern joke. And as they say in Bronx, f u if you can’t take a joke.
10/13, 5:03 PM
posted by:
worst 3
Elvacano your link says vibe as well so why would this be news new, is this not another recall and the first one did not work?
10/13, 5:32 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
How the hell did Borat get “Nigger” through, when I can’t get the proper spelling of “soc¡al¡sm” and “cas¡no” through?
10/13, 5:35 PM
posted by:
A4
Hey Borat, keyword being OLD, as in we’ve all heard it before.
10/13, 5:36 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Wait, I just got “Nigger” through. WTF? What kind of messed up censorship is this?
My favorites, though, are ****pit and ****ster. Does the automatic censor think that a ****pit is a pit full of c0cks?
10/13, 5:43 PM
posted by:
Borat
Beatus, you are racists bustard!
10/13, 5:43 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM jackass
Screw GM they suck. I’m glad they killed Pontiac. That brand needed to be put out of its misery. The new GTO? What a joke. It was a glorified Cavalier. Be AMerican. Buy imports.
10/13, 5:45 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM jackass
Wow. I guess this is the new smaller leaner GM coming out of bankruptcy reorganiztion. Going nowhere fast, just like my sister on drugs. GM i slike the disappointing retarded child who always throws a tantrum. Be American, buy imports.
10/13, 5:45 PM
posted by:
Borat
Masshole, the same is true of your momma. Doesn’t smell all that fresh either.
10/13, 5:54 PM
posted by:
alsvw
i rented a toyoda matric this past february out in salt lake city. it was around 20 F’ and the breaks actally starts to grind then the sound would go away, then it would come back again. we call the rental agency and they said the brakes were ok, they just do that sometimes. the car sounded like a piece of crap, there were also issues with the steering. this car only had 675 miles on it. it was a loaded matrix.
so yes, it think since the toyota is the same damn thing as the vibe, toyota will have to recall the vehicles.
oh, wait. toyota may lose a few dollars, they could always just zip tie the breaks calipers together.
10/13, 6:03 PM
posted by:
iluvamcars
dshifhiohfi
10/13, 6:04 PM
posted by:
iluvamcars
Now its letting me post.
10/13, 6:13 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Beatus, did you know that the first time they had two women flying an airliner they had to start calling it the clitpit.
10/13, 6:55 PM
posted by:
elviososa
so GM still has problems making cars all these years!
10/13, 7:02 PM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
BORAT, i cant believe that you are stuck in the 1800’s. its not even cool for blacks to even say it to each other. Joke or no joke, where in this post did it call for you to come up with something so ignorant and degrading? You are a disgusting pig and you should be ashamed,
As for NMOFGM, you and all your weak following reincarnations need to be banned and blacked from this site. Its getting very old and boring to see contradicting posts and for them to say things that dont, clearly, sound like crap that you would say.
As for GM, BURN IN HELL!!!!!!
10/13, 7:11 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
I’m not a racist! I hate EVERYONE equally, dammit!
10/13, 7:22 PM
posted by:
aggie531
Anyone notice how NMOFGM is very selective in what articles he posts in?
10/13, 8:05 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
That’s because he’s a wimp, Aggie. Just ignore him.
10/13, 8:36 PM
posted by:
rpmfan
@ johnny, ROFLMAO, good one.
10/13, 9:07 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
KarLoveBoy88
Some black kids do call each other that, happened all the time where I used to work. But I’m reasonably sure if I had started to throw the word around they would have beat the crap out of me.
10/13, 9:32 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for Volkswagen
Dear Goverments Money (GM),
Your cars suck and I hope your cars are thrown into a giant car crusher so we can all see better.
Thank you and have a good day,
NMOFVW
10/13, 10:06 PM
posted by:
elviososa
ehhhh…..maybe i should just change my screen name to Need more oil for XXXXXX <—–whatever
10/13, 10:10 PM
posted by:
atoms
I’m starting to think that NMOFGM is part of LLN, who ever he is, he is very selective in which article he responds to (well duh! atoms, only GM positive or anything-but-GM negative articles). also there doesn’t seem to be any repercussions to what he says from LLN, it seems his whole purpose is to irritate us to no end (which he is very good at, kudos!). finally his posts are simple, and repetitive, there is no creativity, there is no articulation on subject matter or direct responses to other posts. just my two cents…
10/13, 10:41 PM
posted by:
psiclone
Why is everyone jumping on Borat’s comment? Did it burn your eyes? Did it cause damage to property? Did anybody bleed? D@mn you guys are like kids in a car… mom, she touched me! MOM, he’s looking at me! MOM, SHE’S MAKING FACES AT ME!! STFU already. If you don’t like the comment, read past it. Is he not entitled to speak his mind? THEY ARE ONLY WORDS. He didn’t incite violence on anyone.
I’ve made a point on this site to comment whenever someone degrades white people and
NOBODY says a thing, much less give a scolding. You guys need to grow up and stop trying to police others. If you choose not to use language like that, good for you. But that is YOUR choice. Let Borat make his own.
10/13, 10:52 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
Oh, **** looks like I was a wrong about GM and their recalls. I’m such a jacka$$ !!
GM. An American Embarrassment !!
10/14, 12:15 AM
posted by:
asb81689
I’m with psiclone on this one. I believe most of you are overreacting is because of your dislike of Borat, just so you have a reason you can bash on him.
10/14, 12:34 AM
posted by:
beatusmongous
I dislike the censorship of the word “cas¡no”. I don’t see what’s wrong with it.
10/14, 3:03 AM
posted by:
Need More Oil For Imports
This is just a Toyota precaution, which shows that the company cares for the safety of customers passengers, unlike GM, Which im sure Toyota convinced GM to proceed with this recall, Buy Imports, Buy Toyota!!!!!!
10/14, 3:27 AM
posted by:
fordman
Rebadged Toyota s!!t
10/14, 3:31 AM
posted by:
fordman
Ford sucks.Toyota’s latest answer to any re-call is ty-wraps and zip ties.
10/14, 7:25 AM
posted by:
A4
Good one Borat, where are you from? I currently live 2000 some odd miles away from Massachusetts, and judging by how you type (not to mention your piss poor insults, and racist comments) you’re probably some kind of terrorist? I’ll go with that. Osama.
10/14, 7:36 AM
posted by:
carstuff
PERHAPS the reason that GM put out the recall two months after Toyota did is because Toyota is in charge of the investigation and solution/fix. This is a Toyota engineered issue with Toyota sourced and assembled components. All GM could do here is get the consumer data, request help/solution from Toyota and then wait for the proper recall solution. PERHAPS Toyota was not forthcoming with the help. Then again GM could have sat on the recall. All supposition here.
What is strange is the recall is happening at the end of the summer. This issue would only occur in the dead of winter. So both GM and Toyota have known since last winter. Of course there was time to do the recall since it only happens in the winter.
10/14, 10:01 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
This product has always been a disgrace to GM’s stellar, quality and reliability reputation. Good to see this POS will no longer be associated with the General.
Be American. buy American. Buy GM.
10/14, 10:07 AM
posted by:
ajm11
I do not quite understand why people are bitching about GM not being able to build cars due to the recall on the Vibe. Last time I checked, the Vibe platform is almost 100% Toyota with a Pontiac front end. The Matrix and Vibe were a joint venture between GM and Toyota. If you look at the drive on both of them they are the same. A Toyota sourced 4 cylinder engine. So perhaps those who are bad mouthing GM for not being able to build vehicles should be pointing their fingers at Toyota instead as the Pontiac Vibe is the same vehicle as the Matrix or Corolla wagon in other parts of the world.
10/14, 10:30 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
Toyota = Moving Forward, closer to going out of business.
GM. An American Revolution
10/14, 12:03 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Vibrator gonna need some new batteries if its a GM brand
10/14, 4:13 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
i can’t believe this thread hasn’t been moderated…wow…fail…
10/14, 7:32 PM
posted by:
Pazzo Canguri
Last i heard NMOFGM is GM went bust….and toyota has NOT….and will not
Go back to school you moron….
10/14, 10:06 PM
posted by:
aggie531
Oh my goodness!
nmofgm just called a GM car a POS! The world is about to end!
10/14, 10:42 PM
posted by:
sprockkets
Soon, Opel will recall all Insignia’s made and NMOFGM will then say how Opel sucks and we should have bought GMs.
I guess they only recalled 10k Vibe’s BECAUSE THAT’S ALL THAT SOLD HAHAHAHA!!!
10/15, 12:59 AM
posted by:
sxrcamaro
with all the news about toyota lately i am sure we will see something come out on the matrix soon too
10/15, 2:03 AM
posted by:
BIG-KC
NMOFGM is pretty pathetic but all of you NMOFGM imitators…you are more pathetic and more annoying.
10/15, 5:54 PM
posted by:
ajm11
Toyota’s recall happened back in August I believe recalling 100,000 Matrix/Corolla’s. It was posted earlier in the comments.